1998 Toyota Celica ST review from UK and Ireland

Still no problems at present, other than dealer lost my alloy wheel locking wheel nut key... I only realised after 6 months (yeah, I know...) so had to buy a new one. Still, only a tenner!

I bought this car as a replacement to my '91 Astra SXi as I fancied something with a little more 'cool' about it. The Celica mk6 certainly still is a great looking car, I and personally prefer it to the more angular mk7.

The first thing that hit me was that it was actually not as quick as my Astra... bit of a shame. It is a fantastic cruiser however, and to be fair will beat the bog standard boy-racer fiesta's etc... thank goodness!

0-60 time is about 9.5 seconds which IS respectable, I just wish I had been able to afford the insurance on a 2.0GT when I bought. Still, group 12 insurance is very good considering what similar car premiums would fetch with your insurer! Having said this, after fitting 17" League Tantrum alloys my premium has increased by £100 per year... still, not the cars fault.

Inside is very Japanese - plasticy and not too exciting, but it is functional and comfortable - I love the low seating position.

On the whole I would recommend one of these cars to anyone on an average budget, who'd like a great looking, refined, and very reliable car. Would certainly buy again when I find a good looking GT... or maybe GT4 :-D.